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) Icon to get a pronunciation of the word.) Icon to get a pronunciation of the word.| wasting away (especially of a body part) | atrophy |
| place that provides safety and protection | bastion |
| agreement; harmony | concord |
| complete | consummate |
| disorder; confusion | disarray |
| urgency; emergency | exigency |
| 1. floating debris; 2. useless or unimportant items | flotsam |
| wildly excited or active | frenetic |
| to learn or discover little by little | glean |
| complain | grouse |
| put into jail | incarcerate |
| 1. required; 2. official who holds an office | incumbent |
| humorous, joking | jocular |
| ridiculous; idiotic; absurd | ludicrous |
| sarcastic; biting; bitterly harsh | mordant |
| 1. stinging plant; 2. irritate | nettle |
| relating to money | pecuniary |
| cowardly | pusillanimous |
| reclining | recumbent |
| trick or plan for deceiving | stratagem |